retail is china, hardly anybody believes china respects human rights and is a democracy, but we don't get blamed because they do business in china, but we did business with other regimes and somehow that caused a lasting negative tv, which again is unfounded. so there are reasons for all the points you made that go more to the heart of american foreign policy and american values, but we can do a better job in disabusing and refuting what people are led to believe that is contrary to who we are. >> allan wendt. >> allan wendt, formally with the state department. madam secretary, you've outlined a very ambitious agenda and program over at the department of state. could you tell us about the budgetary resources that will be required to carry out that agenda? >> i'm very glad you asked that question. you know, we've had some success in the very first years of my tenure in making the case to the congress to increase budgets, increased workforce, to be able to deal with the myriad of challenges, threats and opportunities we face. but we are moving into the negotiations and a potential seque